KNOWING METH IS DANGEROUS DOESN'T MAKE OTHER DRUGS OK

More Teens Using Other Drugs Lately

When you think about Perth County and drugs, what comes to your mind? Meth!
Right or wrong we are known by some people as "the meth capital." What
effect has this had on young people?

Has it changed the way you do things?

A frightening trend that we at Choices for Change have seen over the past
year has been more youth using chemical drugs than ever before. We believe
that this is a spin-off of the very valid media information about meth
being so dangerous. The result of this information for some youth is to
play down how dangerous other drugs are, even if they might previously have
considered them dangerous. We are seeing more youth using dangerous drugs
like ecstasy, cocaine, large amounts of caffeine, hallucinogens as well as
cannabis and alcohol.

Remember, knowing that meth is dangerous does not mean that other drugs are
safer!

One of our clients wrote a message for his peers and stated it this way:
"We all do choose the way we will live, roads and paths can be chosen and
the realization of what path you are on may not come until it's felt that
it is too late to turn back...No one understands how hard it is to go back
once you are part of the drug world...think of it as a bubble that does not
exist until you are inside of it."

If you or your friends would like to talk to someone about drinking or
drugs it is easy to set up a confidential interview with a youth worker by
calling 519-271-6730.